diff --git a/pmix.spec b/pmix.spec
index fedef06..a3ce5d3 100644
--- a/pmix.spec
+++ b/pmix.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           pmix
 Version:        4.2.8
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Process Management Interface Exascale (PMIx)
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 URL:            https://pmix.org/
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export CFLAGS="%{build_cflags} -Wno-unused-function -Wno-attributes"
 export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -fcf-protection"
 %endif
 %ifarch aarch64
-export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mbranch-protection=bti"
+export CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -mbranch-protection=standard"
 %endif
 %configure \
     --prefix=%{_prefix} \
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ mv test/.libs/pmix_test %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}/test/pmix_test
 %{_bindir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 16 2024 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 4.2.8-8
+- Fix CPPFLAGS use for aarch64
+  Resolves: RHEL-70718
+
 * Mon Dec 16 2024 Kamal Heib <kheib@redhat.com> - 4.2.8-7
 - Fix rpminspect failures for aarch64
   Resolves: RHEL-70718